Teddy Roosevelt,
fond of saying "bully", used what we refer to as the Bully Pulpit - that is, he used
his popularity, folksy style and good speaking skills to rally popular support for his causes
and progressive reforms. This put pressure on Congress to follow suit, and helped other
Progressives to get elected to Congress which also aided his programs.
Obama
shares many of those same qualities and strengths with Teddy Roosevelt, although he is in a
different economic situation. With the recent banking crisis and financial bailouts and
scandals, the time is ripe in terms of public opinion to remorm these industries as a
progressive would. He could use Roosevelt's bully pulpit style to...
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